Zee Media Bureau
New Delhi: The CBI will file charges against former telecom minister Dayanidhi Maran in the controversial Aircel-Maxis deal on Thursday.
The CBI has decided to go ahead with the filing of chargesheet following Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi's opining that there was enough evidence that the agency had gathered domestically to go ahead with the filing of the chargesheet against Maran in Aircel-Maxis deal that was concluded in 2006.
Senior counsel K.K. Venugopal, appearing for the CBI, had told the apex court bench of Justice H.L. Dattu, Justice Pinaki Chandra Ghosh and Justice S.A. Bobde earlier that the chargesheet would be based on evidence collected within the country as the Malaysian authorities were refusing to cooperate.
Rohtagi's opinion was sought following sharp differences between the CBI Director Ranjit Sinha and another director on launching prosecution.
Sinha held there was not sufficient evidence to proceed against Maran.
C. Sivasankaran, the original owner of Aircel, had alleged that he was pressured by Maran to sell the company to Maxis owned by T. Ananda Krishnan.
The agency has also claimed quid pro quo on this matter, saying that in return the Malaysian company invested Rs.650 crore in Sun TV owned by the Maran family.
With agency inputs
